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Establishing a Local Diagnostic Reference Level for Bone Scintigraphy in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

Musa Y. Dambele, Sikiru G. Bello, Umar F. Ahmad, Maryam Jessop, Nasiru F. Isa and Kenneth K. Agwu
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2021, 49 (4) 339-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.121.262084

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  • FIGURE 1.
    FIGURE 1.

    Comparison of mean administered activity (MBq). BSS = basic safety standard; UNSCEAR = United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.

  • FIGURE 2.
    FIGURE 2.

    Comparison of achievable dose (19) with others indicated in literature. ACR = American College of Radiology; ASNR = American Society of Neuroradiology; EANM = European Association of Nuclear Medicine; NCRP = National Council on Radiological Protection; SNMMI = Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

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  • TABLE 1

    Anthropometric Variables

    IndexAge (y)Weight (kg)Height (m)Body mass index (kg/m2)
    Mean57.9 ± 1471.6 ± 6.71.63 ± 0.529.9 ± 3.0
    Minimum3458.91.5419.95
    Maximum87851.7737.99
  • TABLE 2

    Administered Activities and Critical-Organ Doses

    IndexAdministered activity (MBq)Critical-organ dose (mGy)
    Mean833.98 ± 106.9352.54 ± 6.31
    Minimum632.739.86
    Maximum1124.870.86
    Achievable dose (second quartile)832.552.45
    DRL (third quartile)895.456.41
  • TABLE 3

    Comparison Between Local DRL and International Standard Values

    RadiopharmaceuticalCurrent studySudan (8)Australia (20)United Kingdom (21)European Union (10)Brazil (15)
    99mTc-methylene diphosphate (MBq)895.4777920600500–1,1101,110
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